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Julian Edelman's four-year contract worth max of $19 million

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REUNITED: Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, left, will be getting back his right-hand man, go-to receiver Julian Edelman, for the 2014 season after the Pats agreed to terms with the free agent yesterday.

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Edelman inked a four-year deal to remain with the Patriots, and it's worth $17 million, including a $5 million signing bonus, plus the chance to earn an extra $2 million in incentives. Edelman has $8 million in total guaranteed money for injury, and $6 million of that is guaranteed for skill.

When the official details are filed with the league, it'll be easier to deciper what that all means. But essentially, the guess here is the $2 million in incentives are dubbed "not likely to be earned," which means it's based on stats or playing time that Edelman didn't accomplish last season, and the incentives don't count against the salary cap unless achieved.

Injury guarantees can mean two different things. In Aqib Talib's contract with the Broncos, his base salaries in 2015 and 2016 include injury guarantees if the injury stems from an issue at the time he signed his contract, but not if he suffers an injury at any point thereafter, it's moot. Other injury guarantees cover in-game injuries. Skill guarantees mean a player cannot be cut if the team believes he's not good enough to be on the roster.

Anyway, it's helpful to know the parameters of the deal, but the full structure, including yearly cap hits, will be unveiled in the next day or so.